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Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) was caught denying his trip to visit Adolf Hitler’s vacation home in Germany during a trip in 2017. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2021, 01:20 PM by nocash | |
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To date, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reported over 12,000 virus cases. Our investigation found that the impact of infection extended beyond U.S. detention centers. | |
Submitted at 04-26-2021, 12:33 AM by Xiphias | |
Submitted at 04-25-2021, 08:55 PM by katheudo | |
The chilling spectacle of watching the political class redeem a criminal, again. | |
Submitted at 04-25-2021, 07:09 PM by sleeppoor | |
The billionaire chief of Tesla and SpaceX will host the sketch-comedy show on May 8, NBC announced. Reaction on social media has been mixed. | |
Submitted at 04-25-2021, 03:37 PM by Mordant | |
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, a historic declaration that infuriated Turkey and further strained frayed ties between the two NATO allies. | |
Submitted at 04-24-2021, 09:26 PM by Xiphias | |
For instance, the guards have given several of the dogs nicknames. According to Turnbull, there's Alpha, whose name refers to a type of radiation, and Tarzan, a dog well-known to Chernobyl tourists, who can do tricks on command and who lives near the famous Duga radar installation built by the Soviets. Then there is Sausage – a short, fat dog that likes to warm herself in the winter by lying on heating pipes. These pipes serve one of the buildings used by workers in the Exclusion Zone who are part of ongoing efforts to decommission and decontaminate the ruined power plant. | |
Submitted at 04-24-2021, 07:48 PM by Committee of the Mending Apparatus | |
It’s been two weeks since DMX died, a period of time that’s seen outpourings of tribute to the rap legend from all walks of the musical world. Said honoring culminated, at least in its most immediate form, today, with a public memorial to the Ruff Ryders rapper ending its route at New York’s Barclays Center, an event that briefly blocked streets in between the Center and DMX’s home neighborhood of Yonkers. As the funeral procession wound its way through New York, one feature was obvious and irresistible, though—both because it felt like a perfect encapsulation of the DMX vibe, and also just because it was the biggest damn thing on the road: A monster truck, emblazoned with “Long Live DMX,” and carrying a bright red casket that was reportedly that of the rapper himself through the city’s streets. | |
Submitted at 04-24-2021, 10:49 PM by droog | |
With regret and conviction, the Biden administration officially designates the slaughter of Armenians a “genocide.” | |
Submitted at 04-24-2021, 07:31 PM by sleeppoor | |
Polar drift is something that happens naturally. The Earth’s axis is slowly shifting, but there’s been a marked acceleration in recent decades. The poles are now moving at nearly 17 times the rate they were in 1981, a fairly remarkable speed-up. What’s even more remarkable, though, is that poles actually began moving in a new direction quite suddenly in 2000, at a rapid clip. | |
Submitted at 04-24-2021, 05:52 PM by Nibbles | |
Fatalities have been overlooked or downplayed, understating the human toll of the country’s outbreak, which accounts for nearly half of all new cases in a global surge. | |
Submitted at 04-24-2021, 05:43 PM by sleeppoor | |
The audit team that Senate President Karen Fann selected to examine the 2020 general election in Maricopa County will be led by a company owned by an advocate of the “Stop the Steal” movement who repeatedly alleged on social media that the election was rigged against former President Donald Trump.
Fann announced on Wednesday that she’d selected four companies to participate in an extensive audit and recount of the election, led by Cyber Ninjas, an Florida-based cybersecurity company. Cyber Ninjas is owned by Doug Logan, who has been an active promoter of baseless conspiracy theories alleging widespread election fraud last year, including in Arizona.
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Submitted at 04-24-2021, 05:00 PM by Forensic | |
Submitted at 04-24-2021, 12:25 AM by wintermute | |
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill Wednesday granting immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill protesters while attempting to flee and which stiffens penalties for demonstrators who block public roadways, according to the Oklahoma State Legislature. | |
Submitted at 04-23-2021, 10:15 PM by Xiphias | |
A couple in Fort Lauderdale, Florida believed it was "God's plan" that they have their wedding at a stranger's mansion, thinking he wasn't home, but ended up getting evicted by police. | |
Submitted at 04-23-2021, 07:24 PM by Xiphias | |
Rejecting Apple's motion to dismiss a lawsuit, a federal judge says it is plausible that consumers don't know that access to purchased content can be revoked.
"Apple contends that '[n]o reasonable consumer would believe' that purchased content would remain on the iTunes platform indefinitely," writes Mendez. "But in common usage, the term 'buy' means to acquire possession over something. It seems plausible, at least at the motion to dismiss stage, that reasonable consumers would expect their access couldn’t be revoked." | |
Submitted at 04-23-2021, 06:08 PM by sleeppoor | |
Police in Kingston, a town not far from the Massachusetts border, received reports of a loud explosion Tuesday evening. They responded to Torromeo quarry where they found people who acknowledged holding a gender reveal party with explosives.
The source was Tannerite — 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of it, police said. The family thought the quarry would be the safest spot to blow up the explosive, which is typically sold over the counter as a target for firearms practice, police said. | |
Submitted at 04-23-2021, 03:36 PM by droog | |
My favorite dinner theater canceled its production of Cinderella because it was “too white.”
My church — my beloved, tiny, Lutheran church — organized social justice marches for our congregation while refusing to reinstate in-person services (they’re still virtual, by the way). | |
Submitted at 04-23-2021, 04:08 PM by sleeppoor | |
A vaccine against malaria has been shown to be highly effective in trials in Africa, holding out the real possibility of slashing the death toll of a disease that kills 400,000 mostly small children every year.
The vaccine, developed by scientists at the Jenner Institute of Oxford University, showed up to 77% efficacy in a trial of 450 children in Burkina Faso over 12 months.
The hunt for a malaria vaccine has been going on the best part of a century. One, the Mosquirix vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline, has been through lengthy clinical trials but is only partially effective, preventing 39% of malaria cases and 29% of severe malaria cases among small children in Africa over four years. It is being piloted by the World Health Organization in parts of Kenya, Ghana and Malawi. | |
Submitted at 04-23-2021, 03:48 PM by sleeppoor | |
Submitted at 04-23-2021, 03:03 PM by owl | |

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) was caught denying his trip to visit Adolf Hitler’s vacation home in Germany during a trip in 2017.
To date, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reported over 12,000 virus cases. Our investigation found that the impact of infection extended beyond U.S. detention centers.
The chilling spectacle of watching the political class redeem a criminal, again.
The billionaire chief of Tesla and SpaceX will host the sketch-comedy show on May 8, NBC announced. Reaction on social media has been mixed.
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, a historic declaration that infuriated Turkey and further strained frayed ties between the two NATO allies.
For instance, the guards have given several of the dogs nicknames. According to Turnbull, there's Alpha, whose name refers to a type of radiation, and Tarzan, a dog well-known to Chernobyl tourists, who can do tricks on command and who lives near the famous Duga radar installation built by the Soviets. Then there is Sausage – a short, fat dog that likes to warm herself in the winter by lying on heating pipes. These pipes serve one of the buildings used by workers in the Exclusion Zone who are part of ongoing efforts to decommission and decontaminate the ruined power plant.
It’s been two weeks since DMX died, a period of time that’s seen outpourings of tribute to the rap legend from all walks of the musical world. Said honoring culminated, at least in its most immediate form, today, with a public memorial to the Ruff Ryders rapper ending its route at New York’s Barclays Center, an event that briefly blocked streets in between the Center and DMX’s home neighborhood of Yonkers. As the funeral procession wound its way through New York, one feature was obvious and irresistible, though—both because it felt like a perfect encapsulation of the DMX vibe, and also just because it was the biggest damn thing on the road: A monster truck, emblazoned with “Long Live DMX,” and carrying a bright red casket that was reportedly that of the rapper himself through the city’s streets.
With regret and conviction, the Biden administration officially designates the slaughter of Armenians a “genocide.”
Polar drift is something that happens naturally. The Earth’s axis is slowly shifting, but there’s been a marked acceleration in recent decades. The poles are now moving at nearly 17 times the rate they were in 1981, a fairly remarkable speed-up. What’s even more remarkable, though, is that poles actually began moving in a new direction quite suddenly in 2000, at a rapid clip.
Fatalities have been overlooked or downplayed, understating the human toll of the country’s outbreak, which accounts for nearly half of all new cases in a global surge.
The audit team that Senate President Karen Fann selected to examine the 2020 general election in Maricopa County will be led by a company owned by an advocate of the “Stop the Steal” movement who repeatedly alleged on social media that the election was rigged against former President Donald Trump.
Fann announced on Wednesday that she’d selected four companies to participate in an extensive audit and recount of the election, led by Cyber Ninjas, an Florida-based cybersecurity company. Cyber Ninjas is owned by Doug Logan, who has been an active promoter of baseless conspiracy theories alleging widespread election fraud last year, including in Arizona.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill Wednesday granting immunity to drivers who unintentionally injure or kill protesters while attempting to flee and which stiffens penalties for demonstrators who block public roadways, according to the Oklahoma State Legislature.
A couple in Fort Lauderdale, Florida believed it was "God's plan" that they have their wedding at a stranger's mansion, thinking he wasn't home, but ended up getting evicted by police.
Rejecting Apple's motion to dismiss a lawsuit, a federal judge says it is plausible that consumers don't know that access to purchased content can be revoked.
"Apple contends that '[n]o reasonable consumer would believe' that purchased content would remain on the iTunes platform indefinitely," writes Mendez. "But in common usage, the term 'buy' means to acquire possession over something. It seems plausible, at least at the motion to dismiss stage, that reasonable consumers would expect their access couldn’t be revoked."
Police in Kingston, a town not far from the Massachusetts border, received reports of a loud explosion Tuesday evening. They responded to Torromeo quarry where they found people who acknowledged holding a gender reveal party with explosives.
The source was Tannerite — 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of it, police said. The family thought the quarry would be the safest spot to blow up the explosive, which is typically sold over the counter as a target for firearms practice, police said.
My favorite dinner theater canceled its production of Cinderella because it was “too white.”
My church — my beloved, tiny, Lutheran church — organized social justice marches for our congregation while refusing to reinstate in-person services (they’re still virtual, by the way).
A vaccine against malaria has been shown to be highly effective in trials in Africa, holding out the real possibility of slashing the death toll of a disease that kills 400,000 mostly small children every year.
The vaccine, developed by scientists at the Jenner Institute of Oxford University, showed up to 77% efficacy in a trial of 450 children in Burkina Faso over 12 months.
The hunt for a malaria vaccine has been going on the best part of a century. One, the Mosquirix vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline, has been through lengthy clinical trials but is only partially effective, preventing 39% of malaria cases and 29% of severe malaria cases among small children in Africa over four years. It is being piloted by the World Health Organization in parts of Kenya, Ghana and Malawi.